08-20-15 Not Gardening

In this issue: August in the Garden Planning for Fall Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Heirloom Expo Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardening for Geeks 1. August in the Garden…

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Recipe: Plum Skillet Cake

Back in July we were up to our eyeballs in Santa Rosa plums raining from our front yard tree. We ate as fast as we could, but still there were…

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Growing Cowpeas (Black Eyed Peas)

Cowpeas, or black-eyed peas, are a staple of Southern cuisine, but the pea (actually a bean) itself traces back to Africa, Southeast Asia and even Native American traditions. Last year…

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Growing Fish Peppers

If you haven't guessed by now, we love growing heirlooms here at Gardenerd HQ. This year we were excited to try growing fish peppers. Both the fruit and leaves offer…

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Pruning Tomatoes

Today we have a guest post from James White, a self-described kombucha tea-sipping blogger who focuses on green building and sustainable living via his family blog Homey Improvements. He's offering advice…

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Revisiting the Huntington Ranch

Back in 2010 we attended the grand opening of the Huntington Ranch, a secret garden of sorts outside the normal sites to see at the Huntington Library and Gardens. In…

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06-19-15 June Blooms

In this issue: June in the Garden Brewing Compost Tea Gardenerd Tip of the Month: SeedSavers Webinars Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardenerd Grocery Tote   1. June in the…

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Growing Turban Squash

Turban squash, also known as Turk's Cap, is a winter squash that is so alluring it steals focus from pumpkins any day. We pilfered one from the Heirloom Expo last…

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